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Civil Engineering is a challenging and dynamic profession serving society to improve the quality of our life, the health of our social system, the continuity of our economy and business activities, and our competitive position in the international market place.

Computer Engineering

Did you know recent surveys have shown that Electrical and Computer Engineers are amongst the highest demand university graduates and that Computer Engineers are listed amongst the professions with the highest quality of life?

Engineering Chemistry

Engineering Chemistry graduates bring a strong background in both chemistry and chemical engineering to treat problems of industrial interest.

Engineering Physics

Thinking of Engineering Physics? It could lead to a career in Science & Technology, Aerospace, Computers & Electronics, Image Processing & Medical Physics, Finance, Education & Management, or Academic, Industrial & Government Research.

Geological Engineering

A Geological Engineer combines a knowledge of geological materials and earth engineering design principles to create viable and sustainable projects.

Mathematics and Engineering

The Mathematics and Engineering undergraduate programme is a challenging one. Students who are most successful in the programme have deep interests in both Mathematics and Engineering. If you are an Engineering student wondering whether Mathematics and Engineering is for you, a good question to ask yourself is, "Do you want to know
why and not just what?"

Dalton Kellett (Sc '15), professional race car driver

Posted on October 19, 2018

By: Andrew Hardman & Matt Mills, FEAS Communications Staff

Only about 30 percent of Queen’s engineering graduates go on to become working professional engineers. Most of the rest take advantage of the broad range of other options open to engineering graduates. Take Dalton Kellett (Sc ’15) for example. He has followed a path to become a top-level race car driver.

Kellett has raced his entire adult life. He started in karts at 14 at Goodwood Kartways in Stouffville, Ontario. Some of the biggest names in Canadian auto racing – Paul Tracy, James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens, Ron Fellows – got their starts there, too. Kellett wanted to join them and he knew the most likely path to the winner’s circle included a strong education balanced with more racing experience. So, he kept racing while he pursued his undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics here at Queen’s.

“Most of my profs were very supportive of it and very helpful,” says Kellett. “I was pretty up front with them: ‘This is what I’m doing. Academics is my main priority when I’m here but I have a professional racing career at the same time.’ I sometimes wrote exams on different days, and I handed a lot of assignments in early to accommodate my racing schedule.”

“Engineering was an important eye-opener for me in the terms of how you could actually push yourself in the amount of stuff that you could do. ”

“I drank a lot of coffee in The Tea Room but I think my engineering education gave me a lot of valuable skills in terms of time management and understanding the amount of work you can take on and still actually push through,” says Kellett. “Once I graduated from Queen’s, I decided that, as an athlete, I have a platform that I can put to good use supporting STEM initiatives. It’s what I’m passionate about and it’s an area where I can contribute given my experience and background.”

Kellett is partnered with Ten80 Education, a Portland-based STEM charity, as the brand spokesperson for its National STEM League. It’s a remote-control racing car league for primary- and secondary-school students. Participants gain practical experience designing, building, and racing their own cars.

“We want to use the cool factor of having a race car along with the real-world application of the concepts these kids are learning in their science and math classes,” says Kellett. “The audience we’re going for are the kids who think, ‘This stuff’s too hard for me. I’m not smart enough to be an engineer, mathematician, or physicist.’ We’re trying to show them that if you try really hard and follow something you’re passionate about, you can work on great things.”

Kellett also continues, when he can, to lend his help to Queen’s Formula SAE as a mentor and as a valuable alumni contact in top-level racing.

“We’re trying to plan a camp visit with some of the engineers, have them come down and learn some stuff from some of the IndyCar guys, maybe do some simulator training,” he says.

PATH TO THE WINNER’S CIRCLE: Dalton Kellett (Sc ’15) is ranked 7th overall with three podium finishes so far this year (this one in Lexington Ohio on 28 July) racing for Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Series.

GIVING BACK: Kellett is brand spokesperson for Ten80 Education’s National STEM League, an RC racing league for primary- and secondary-school students.

ROOTS AT QUEEN’S: While balancing studies in Engineering Physics and a budding career in racing, Kellett was a member of Queen’s Formula SAE Design and Race Team, serving as lead designer and one of the team managers. This shot from 2014.